Anatomy Of An Opposition (the Struggle Against Sectarianism In Postwar Lebanon)
By (author) Rønn, Anne Kirstine
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By (author) Rønn, Anne Kirstine
Short description/annotation:
This book offers a framework for understanding opposition to Lebanon’s entrenched system of sectarian politics in the country’s postwar era.
Description:
Lebanon is known as a deeply divided society. The country’s political system divides power between Muslims and Christians, and sect-based identities shape social and political life. Yet, throughout its postwar period, Lebanon has also seen an increase in movements that oppose sectarian divisions. The book traces the anatomy of these diverse movements, examining their key characteristics, strategies, and internal tensions. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts, it analyses how resistance against sectarianism unfolds across five key fields: electoral politics, labour and class, urban space, gender and sexuality, and migration and refugee rights. Adopting an intersectional approach, it explores a broad range of cases, from mass protests to localized struggles for public space, showing how sectarianism intersects with other identities and hierarchies. While grounded in Lebanon, the book offers a broader framework for understanding identity politics in the Middle East and beyond.
Table of contents:
was opened in read-only mode Give Feedback AE2 Introduction Chapter 1: A framework for studying opposition to sectarianism Chapter 2: Introduction to Lebanon’s sectarian system and its challengers Chapter 3: Opposing sectarianism within the politics of labor and class Chapter 4: The struggle for inclusive urban politics Chapter 5: Fighting sextarianism Chapter 6: Citizenship and nationalism across sectarian and ethnic divides Conclusion: Prospects for change in divided societies Appendix
Biographical note:
Anne Kirstine Rønn is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University
Primary cover copy:
Lebanon is often presented as a textbook example of a deeply divided society, where religious or sect-based identities remain the dominant forces shaping social and political life. These divisions manifest from top state institutions of sect-based power sharing down to the welfare distribution and everyday interactions, obstructing the formation of political communities that unite citizens around shared demands for accountability and social rights. Yet, throughout Lebanon’s postwar period, the country has seen an increase in movements that seek to oppose sectarianism. The book traces the anatomy of these opposition movements, examining their key characteristics and strategies, while also highlighting their internal diversity and tensions. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of doxa, field, habitus, and capital, the book argues that sectarianism in Lebanon functions as a taken-for-granted truth, or doxa, and that efforts to confront it unfold across different domains, which constitute separate battlefields between the ruling elites and their challengers. Through fieldwork-based analyses, the book explores five key battlefields: electoral politics, labour and class, urban space, gender and sexuality, and migration and refugee rights. It examines cases ranging from the 2019 October Uprising to local lobbying campaigns for inclusive public spaces. The book also adopts an intersectional approach, showing how sectarianism relates to other social identities, and how opposition movements often reproduce social hierarchies and modes of exclusion and marginalisation. While grounded in Lebanon, the book speaks to broader questions about resistance and de-sectarianisation in divided societies, offering tools for analysing struggles for change in the Middle East and beyond.
Short description/annotation:
This book offers a framework for understanding opposition to Lebanon’s entrenched system of sectarian politics in the country’s postwar era.
Description:
Lebanon is known as a deeply divided society. The country’s political system divides power between Muslims and Christians, and sect-based identities shape social and political life. Yet, throughout its postwar period, Lebanon has also seen an increase in movements that oppose sectarian divisions. The book traces the anatomy of these diverse movements, examining their key characteristics, strategies, and internal tensions. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts, it analyses how resistance against sectarianism unfolds across five key fields: electoral politics, labour and class, urban space, gender and sexuality, and migration and refugee rights. Adopting an intersectional approach, it explores a broad range of cases, from mass protests to localized struggles for public space, showing how sectarianism intersects with other identities and hierarchies. While grounded in Lebanon, the book offers a broader framework for understanding identity politics in the Middle East and beyond.
Table of contents:
was opened in read-only mode Give Feedback AE2 Introduction Chapter 1: A framework for studying opposition to sectarianism Chapter 2: Introduction to Lebanon’s sectarian system and its challengers Chapter 3: Opposing sectarianism within the politics of labor and class Chapter 4: The struggle for inclusive urban politics Chapter 5: Fighting sextarianism Chapter 6: Citizenship and nationalism across sectarian and ethnic divides Conclusion: Prospects for change in divided societies Appendix
Biographical note:
Anne Kirstine Rønn is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University
Primary cover copy:
Lebanon is often presented as a textbook example of a deeply divided society, where religious or sect-based identities remain the dominant forces shaping social and political life. These divisions manifest from top state institutions of sect-based power sharing down to the welfare distribution and everyday interactions, obstructing the formation of political communities that unite citizens around shared demands for accountability and social rights. Yet, throughout Lebanon’s postwar period, the country has seen an increase in movements that seek to oppose sectarianism. The book traces the anatomy of these opposition movements, examining their key characteristics and strategies, while also highlighting their internal diversity and tensions. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of doxa, field, habitus, and capital, the book argues that sectarianism in Lebanon functions as a taken-for-granted truth, or doxa, and that efforts to confront it unfold across different domains, which constitute separate battlefields between the ruling elites and their challengers. Through fieldwork-based analyses, the book explores five key battlefields: electoral politics, labour and class, urban space, gender and sexuality, and migration and refugee rights. It examines cases ranging from the 2019 October Uprising to local lobbying campaigns for inclusive public spaces. The book also adopts an intersectional approach, showing how sectarianism relates to other social identities, and how opposition movements often reproduce social hierarchies and modes of exclusion and marginalisation. While grounded in Lebanon, the book speaks to broader questions about resistance and de-sectarianisation in divided societies, offering tools for analysing struggles for change in the Middle East and beyond.
